Cornwall Glacier (Coats Land)

Cornwall Glacier (80°47′S 26°16′W) is a glacier 9 nautical miles (17 km) long, flowing south from Crossover Pass in the Shackleton Range to join Recovery Glacier east of Ram Bow Bluff. It was first mapped in 1957 by the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition, and named for General Sir James Handyside Marshall-Cornwall, a member of the Committee of Management of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition, 1955–58.[1][2]

Cornwall Glacier
Map showing the location of Cornwall Glacier
Map showing the location of Cornwall Glacier
Location of Cornwall Glacier in Antarctica
LocationCoats Land
Coordinates80°47′S 26°16′W
Length9 nmi (17 km; 10 mi)
Thicknessunknown
TerminusShackleton Range
Statusunknown

See also

References
  1. "Cornwall Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 26 November 2011.
  2. "Cornwall Glacier, Antarctica". Geographical Names. Retrieved 25 January 2018.

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